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Pair charged following high-speed police chase from Hooksett to Franklin
Two people were taken into custody following a police chase involving speeds over 100 mph on Interstate 93 late Monday that began in Hooksett and ended in Franklin, State Police said.
Phillip Bryson
Phillip Bryson
At 10:59 p.m. Monday, State Police were notified to be on the lookout for a vehicle whose driver, later identified as Philip Bryson, 53, of Somersworth, had allegedly fled from a Hooksett Police officer during an attempted traffic stop. The vehicle, a 2015 white Ford Escape, was reported to be traveling northbound on I-93 from the Hooksett Welcome Center at speeds over 100 mph and with no taillights, State Police said in a news release Tuesday.
A state trooper reported spotting the Ford traveling northbound near Exit 12 in Concord — still at a high speed and with no taillights — and attempted to pull the SUV over but the driver failed to stop and a chase ensued.
State troopers deployed spike strips, which deflated one of the Ford's front tires, officials said, but the driver continued north until exiting I-93 at Exit 17.
The chase continued onto Route 4, through Boscawen and Salisbury, where the driver eventually turned onto Route 127, according to the report.
Roxanne Quaile
Roxanne Quaile
After crossing the border into Franklin, State Police say, the Ford turned onto a small dirt road and stopped about a half-mile later in front of a mobile home. A male driver, identified as Bryson, exited the vehicle and entered the home, police said, while a female passenger, identified as Roxanne Quaile, 38, of Franklin, was taken into custody on an unrelated arrest warrant.
Troopers and officers from the Franklin Police Department set up a perimeter around the mobile home, and after 'a period of negotiations' Bryson exited the home and was taken into custody, the report said.
Bryson was charged with operating as a habitual offender, disobeying an officer, resisting arrest, reckless conduct and reckless operation. He was held at the Merrimack County Jail pending arraignment June 3 in Franklin District Court.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Trooper Ben Olmstead at 603-223-3831 or
